365 – STEM on a Shoestring

This week on WELSTech we’re happy to welcome back Martin to the podcast host chair and also welcome Jason Schmidt to our edtech focused discussion. Learn how to introduce STEM in your school, even without a high dollar investment and keep listening for the latest tech invite-only buzz.

The discussion:

Kids LOVE it! – The WELSTech virtual studio is bursting at the seams this week as we welcome back Martin and are also joined by Jason Schmidt, Technology Coordinator for Bennington ISD. The discussion topic is STEM, a popular acronym in education for the integrated study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics with emphasis on creative problem solving. Often considered an expensive pond to dive into, there are many resources available to get started with a limited budget and students can’t get enough

• WELSTech archives – #176 Alan Nolte shares STEM at Fox Valley Lutheran High School
• STEM on Pinterest
• Robotics
• MathCounts Club
• 3D Printer
• Raspberry Pi
• MineCraft EDU
• More …
  • PBS STEM Education Resource Center
  • International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
  • National Science Foundation
  • National Science Teachers Association
  • STEM Education Coaltion
  • NASA Webcasts

Ministry resources:

• Mobile friendly Luther’s Small Catechism

News in tech:

• Inbox by Gmail
  • How to get it
  • Help
  • Meet Inbox by Gmail video overview

Tips & picks of the week:

• littleBits
• You CAN Do the Rubik’s Cube!
• MyFitnessPal

WELS insider:

• Hymnal Project Member Survey

Need to know:

• Registration is open for FinalWeb online training, coming up January 21-23, 2015. bit.ly/fw4d2015
• Visit the WELSTech Conference 2015 site to sign up for conference announcements via e-mail

Community feedback:

• Free Office webinars
• Homeboy security camera
• How much do you pay for “Energy Vampires”

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 366 – Tune in next for a discussion of pastor tech tools and the giveaway of HymnSoft Player 3.0. Carl Nolte from Northwestern Publishing House joins the conversation.  (Broadcast date – 11/04/14)

Featured videos:

This week we’ve added three STEM focused videos to the WELSTech Instruction YouTube channel –

STEM Education Overview

STEM Integration in K-12 Education

STEM Education – Developing 21st century problem solvers

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